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John Cardillo
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Guys, I despise conspiracy theories, you all know that, but if Biden’s speech wasn’t prerecorded, the cop in me wants to know how his lapel pin disappeared off the same suit and a watch appeared on his left arm as Harris joined him “right after his acceptance speech.”
can anybody follow this guy's thinking?
he is getting a lot of pushback on twitter, but defending himself well
Not sure it was a good idea having Hunter Biden livestream for his dad at the DNC convention.
hunter biden speech remake
Eileen Guggenheim breaks silence, denies introducing women to Epstein
By Paula FroelichAugust 22, 2020 |
https://pagesix.com/2020/08/22/eileen-guggenheim-denies-introducing-women-to-jeffrey-epstein/
Eileen Guggenheim, the socialite who is head of the New York Academy of Art and former aide to Prince Charles, has finally broken her silence regarding her role in the Jeffrey Epstein affair — denying she ever introduced women to the pedo perv.
Alleged Epstein victim Maria Farmer has long alleged that Guggenheim forced her to sell a painting — called “The Rape” — to Epstein and insisting that she got a trip to the billionaire perv’s so-called “Zorro Ranch” in New Mexico in 1995 where Farmer claims she was attacked by both Epstein and his alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell.
Another student who was also at the “party” on the ranch has said “the young women were pressured to play games that involved sexual objects” with Epstein and Maxwell, with one calling it the “weirdest dinner party I’ve ever been to,” according to the Mirror.
Guggenheim initially denied she had ever been to the ranch. She now says she saw the property under construction but “did not visit any home there or have a meal there,” according to the paper, with her lawyers noting: “Ms. Farmer’s claims with regard to the ranch are inconsistent and have changed over time. Ms. Guggenheim’s visit was very brief; she took a tour of the grounds with the former students and left shortly thereafter. That explains her initial failure to recollect having ever traveled to the ranch.”
Her lawyers vehemently denied the allegation that Guggenheim encouraged Farmer to flirt and sit on Epstein’s knee, noting “[it] is categorically denied and completely baseless.”
As for Guggenheim’s memory loss, her lawyers said “It was only after seeing a photograph which depicted Ms. Guggenheim, Ms. Farmer, and three former students during the daylight… on the grounds, that she recalled her brief visit. … [Guggenheim] does not recall being inside any building on the property, anything out of the ordinary occurring, nor any of the students reporting an incident to her.”
Guggenheim also claims Farmer never told her she was uncomfortable.
“Ms. Farmer has said she found her visit unsettling, which she has attributed to the presence of Epstein and Maxwell,” Guggenheim’s lawyer continued. “Notwithstanding her explanations long after the event, in the context of how events transpired, she subsequently accepted a job with Epstein.”
Guggenheim then personally told the paper “Had any student expressed to me their personal discomfort over actions by Mr. Epstein I would have immediately addressed the situation and offered my support. At that time neither I nor anyone at the NYAA had any knowledge of Mr. Epstein’s predatory behavior.”
The Academy’s has continued to back up Guggenheim and came under attack last month for “victim blaming” after it released a report produced by the law firm, Walden Macht & Haran — that Guggenheim played “no role” in introducing the Farmers to Epstein, nor did she force Maria to sell her painting, which was inspired by Degas’ “The Rape.”
An attorney for Maria and her sister Annie Farmer (who was also attacked by Epstein), Sigrid McCawley, said at the time: “The New York Academy of Art never contacted us until they completed their report. They never sought input or perspective from the victims until they completed their report. They sought out solely the conclusion they want to believe is the truth. It is offensive and out-of-touch with the remarkable forward progress of victims’ rights.”
>Guggenheim initially denied she had ever been to the ranch. She now says she saw the property under constructionbut “did not visit any home there or have a meal there,
according to the paper, with her lawyers noting: “Ms. Farmer’s claims with regard to the ranch are inconsistent and have changed over time. Ms. Guggenheim’s visit was very brief; she took a tour of the grounds with the former students and left shortly thereafter. That explains her initial failure to recollect having ever traveled to the ranch.”
>At that time neither I nor anyone at the NYAA had any knowledge of Mr. Epstein’s predatory behavior.”
>The Academy’s has continued to back up Guggenheim
==NYAA ==
>NYAA
https://nyaa.edu/about/leadership/
LEADERSHIP
David Kratz, President
David Kratz is a painter and the President of the New York Academy of Art. In 2008, he received an MFA from the Academy, where he focused on figurative art and won the Vasari Prize for best-in-show painting at the MFA Thesis exhibition. Kratz has shown in group exhibitions at the New York Academy of Art, Lodge Gallery and Sotheby’s, and at Eden Rock Gallery in St. Barth. Prior to attending the Academy, Kratz was the founder and CEO of Magnet Communications, a leading public relations firm. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Boston University School of Law, Kratz has served on the boards of Citymeals-on-Wheels, the Lifelines Center, and the New Group, as well as helping to found One Day’s Pay. He became president of the Academy in 2009, and since then developed a new strategic plan, spearheaded a facilities renovation and expansion, overseen the Academy’s accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and organized some of the most successful fundraising events the Academy has seen.
Peter Drake, Provost
Peter Drake was appointed Provost in January 2018 and previously served as the Dean of Academic Affairs since 2010 at the New York Academy of Art. Drake continues to be a Thesis Advisor having previously taught at Parsons the New School for Design, the School of Visual Arts, and the Maryland Institute College of Art. As a visual artist his work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout the US, China and Europe, including solo shows at Linda Warren Projects (Chicago) and District & Co. (Dominican Republic) and group shows at Bernarducci Gallery (New York), Sloan Fine Art (New York / LA) and the Phoenix Museum of Art. He has curated exhibitions for the New York Academy of Art, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Parsons and the Drawing Center. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including a fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts, a National Endowment for the Arts Award and a MTA Arts for Transit Public Art Commission. His work is the public collections of the Whitney Museum, the Phoenix Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Achenbach Collection and the Los Angeles County Art Museum. Drake maintains a studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn through the Two Trees Cultural Space Program and is represented by Bernarducci Gallery, New York and Linda Warren Projects, Chicago.
Board of Trustees
Eileen Guggenheim, Ph.D., Chair
David Schafer, Vice Chair
David Kratz, President, ex officio
Richard Segal, Treasurer
Curtis Bashaw
Alain Bernard
Nicolas Bos
Bob Cochran
Izabela Depczyk
Sara Dodd
Eric Fischl
Bridget Gless Keller
Alexander Gilkes
Margot Gordon
Sharon Jacob
Helen King
Kamie Lightburn
Alyssa Monks
Bob O’Leary
Nicole Salmasi
Jennifer Schipf
Sybil Shainwald
Brooke Shields
Sam Shikiar
Hank Snyder
Jonathan Tibett
Susan Wasserstein
Russell Wilkinson